The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 8, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
77.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
4:30 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.6%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3145
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 34.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.72° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.